This Week at WordPress.org (May 14, 2023)
It’s time to update your WordPress websites now. This week’s release breaks shortcodes used in Block Themes on Templates, but is related to a security issue. Is WordPress, and the plugin and theme ecosystem around it, ready for PHP 8? Earlier versions of PHP, such as 7.4, are now considered End of Life, and hosts…
WP 6.2.1, PHP8, Translation Playground, Mentorship Program
WordPress 6.2.1 Maintenance & Security Release
Is WordPress compatible with PHP 8?
️ WP Translation Playground
WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program: Pilot Program Proposal
News
- WordPress 6.2.1 Maintenance & Security Release
- 2022 Annual Survey Results & Next Steps
- The Month in WordPress – April 2023
- Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2023
Accessibility
Community
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: May 2023
- Announcement: Increasing Meetup Venue Support Funds
- Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2023
- The Next Generation of WordCamps
- Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | May 18th 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER)
- Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on May 10, 2023
Core
- WordPress 6.3 Planning Roundup
- Roadmap to 6.3
- Command Center: Request for feedback
- Proposal: Retiring Older Default Themes
Developer Blog
Meetings
Design
Docs
Hosting
Marketing
- Notes: Global Marketing Team meeting, 9 May 2023
- Day 10: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks
- Day 9: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks
- Day 8: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks
Meta
Mobile
Openverse
Performance
Plugins
Polyglots
Project
- WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program: Pilot Program Proposal
- Building Blocks: The Evolution of WordPress 2013-2023
- Revitalizing the Showcase
Support
Test
Theme
- Hallway Hangout: Curating the editor and building block themes for clients
- Theme Handbook Overhaul: Phase 2 (Creating Content)
Training
Tutorials
- Introduction to WordPress Multisite Networks
- WordPress editor modes for streamlining content creation
- Exploring category templates with block themes
Online Workshops
- Nesting blocks and advanced block layouts
- Developer Hours – WordPress Playground
- Developer Hours – WordPress Playground
- Create a four page WordPress website #2.5: Footers
- WP dev livestream: Sendig block theme
Courses
WP-CLI
WPTV
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